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Entries from December 2004

A Tree Grows…

December 20th, 2004 · No Comments

I recently finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. It was a good read. I enjoyed the way that the characters uncovered truths about human nature. My copy of the books was great– a first edition paperback printed in England in 1951. I picked it up at a used book store on […]

Tags: Books

Addresses!

December 15th, 2004 · No Comments

Hey everybody!
I am trying to get all my cards and things in the mail, but I want to be sure that I have your correct address. Send me an email to make sure I have the most up-do-date one.

Tags: Random · Israeli Life

Use the Christmas Lights Web Cam!

December 15th, 2004 · 1 Comment

There is this guy that has rigged up the holiday decorations on his house so that you can control them through the internet! You can turn the lights on and off and zoom all around his yard!
CLICK HERE to go to the site.
Update: You can go to this guy’s website where he says that the […]

Tags: Random · Rants

The World’s Biggest Menorah!

December 15th, 2004 · No Comments

The Jerusalem Municipality, ‘’Meir Panim’’ Organization and ‘’Ariel’’ , in association with The Israel Electric Company built the world’s largest menorah in Jerusalem.
The ‘’Menorah of Lights’’ is built in the entrance to Jerusalem. The menorah is 21 meters wide, and has nine branches, each of them 20 meters tall. It is made of 1800 light […]

Tags: Photos · Israeli Life · Jerusalem

Menorah!

December 15th, 2004 · No Comments

Yaacov basking in the glow! Look closely and notice his very short hair cut! Sorry for the bad photo, but I couldn’t get my flash to work. All the bright lights were tricking my camera and I of course don’t know how to override the automatic flash thingy. Too fancy for me.

Tags: Photos · Israeli Life · Jerusalem